Different at Home
The documentary Deep Run asks: can a rural, religious southern town accept a young trans man?
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Mixing and Matching
David Elitzer ’17 and Evan Silver ’16, Brown's 2017 Marshall Scholars, will be funded to study in Great Britain.
Life After Obamacare?
With the Affordable Care Act under threat, ten faculty experts analyze what its repeal might mean for health care.
December Graduates
Richard Flores ’17 is one of 60 mid-year graduates, whose degree paths tend to be “nontraditional, like Brown”
Spinal Tap
Brown scientists helped develop a wireless brain-spinal cord interface that could one day let injured patients walk again.
How We Move
Scientists peering deeply into how people and animals move are creating groundbreaking animations.
Sports Roundup
How did the football team do? Which teams stood out during the fall sports season? Hint: one competes in a swimming pool.
Medical Highlights
Which is better: opioids or ibuprofen? This is only one of the questions Brown health researchers are tryng to answer.
Lessons from Slavery
Ten years after the slavery and justice committee, Ruth Simmons returns to assess the movement she helped launch.
From the Outside
Photographs of black people in a small Alabama town taken by an African American raised in a mostly white community.
Border Lands
Photos and videos from an artist born on the border between Syria and Turkey are on display at the Bell Gallery through Feb. 5.
Getting Results
The Warren Alpert Foundation just gave the medical school $27 million. Here's what the school plans to do with it.
Teaching Toughness
Twelve-year-old recruit Nicholas Cioe has signed a letter of intent to play men's lacrosse at Brown.
After the Voting
Students reacted strongly on campus to the November election, protesting and posting demands. A few even voted for Trump.
Holiday Gold
Prospecting for presents? How about dresses for girls, tweed-and-leather shoulder bags, retro pocket watches, or soapstone pendants? Discover these and other creative gift ideas from alumni entrepreneurs in our 10th annual holiday gift guide. Enjoy some discounts offered only to BAM readers.
Obituaries
Obituaries from the November/December 2016 issue.
Rio Diary
Louisa Chafee ’14 competed in sailing at the Rio Summer Olympics, and dad Lincoln Chafee ’75 blogged a play-by-play.
Prick Up Your Ears
Former movie producer Noah Kraft ’09 gave up Hollywood for the audio industry and now makes an earbud with superpowers.
Scrambling at Crosswalks
In car-mad Los Angeles, Seleta Reynolds ’98 is trying to get people off the freeways and into other forms of public transportation.
Perennial Activist
As an agitator at Brown, John Bonifaz ’87 was put on probation. Now he’s trying to rid elections of big money.
Mind Reader
Albany Medical College neurologist Anthony Ritaccio ’79 has developed software that knows what you’re thinking.
Recognition Awards
At September's alumni fall weekend, the Brown Alumni Association saluted outstanding graduates.
Bruno Likes Ike
Back in 1956, it seemed that even the Brown Bear mascot was excited about re-electing Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Guile, Bluff, and Brains
David Margolis '61, who died in June, was a legend at the State Department, where he worked for a half-century.